Police need your help identifying armed robber

Police need your help identifying armed robber

Authorities continue their search for a suspect who robbed a Bossier City gas station at gunpoint earlier this week.

Authorities continue their search for a suspect who robbed a Bossier City gas station at gunpoint earlier this week.

Monday night the suspect was caught on camera holding up the Murphy Oil USA in the 2500 block of Airline Dr.

According to an employee a man was armed with a handgun confronted her and demanded money. He then fled the business with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect is described as a black male, between 18 and 25 years of age, standing about 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 250 lbs. The suspect was carrying a blue backpack with "Puma" on it. He was also wearing a dark colored hoodie with black and gray horizontal stripes on the hood and black sweat pants.

Anyone with information about this robbery is urged to call Bossier Crime Stoppers at (318) 424-4100.

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